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International Beauty Websites That Ship To India

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Luxola: A new player in the beauty market, operating from SG, they stock some much in-demand products like TheBalm, Zoeva, Sigma and so on. Priced slightly higher, the cost includes Customs and duty charges.

I recently bought TheBalm palette from their website, the mirror of which came broken. The Customer Care was super supportive, and they arranged for a return pick up at no extra cost.

Beauty Bay: To be honest, I was slightly skeptical, the first time I shopped from them, as the online reviews were not so glorious. I had to trust the courier gods and shop, as UD was at 40% off. I bought the UD Naked Basics palette. I received my package in 20 days. Payment is in British Pounds. One negative point is the packaging. Though the product itself was bubble wrapped, the outer cover was torn and in poor condition.Shipping Charges: INR 600 flat-rate for orders below INR 6000 via British Mail. Above 6000 INR, shipping is free.

UPDATE: Lost 2 packages. Had to a tough time getting the refund on the package 1, I got the refund for package 2 easily.

iHerb: I had my first tryst with international shopping on the iHerb website. They stock RT, and back in the time, they were the only source of RT brushes at affordable rates. I had to pay Customs duty the first time around ($10 for an item valued at $18). The next time, I didn't pay. The shipping is super fast, reaches India in 3 days flat and they ship via DHL. The shipping charges are close to $10. They always have some coupons that you can use so it would be a great idea if you can search online for a coupon code before making the purchase.Shipping Charges: $10 for DHL (depends on weight)

BeautyJoint: One stop destination for US drug store products. They stock brands like NYC, ELF, Milani, LA Girl and so on. They ship via USPS, and I usually receive my packages in a month or so.Shipping Charges: $5-6 for untracked standard shipping (depends on weight)

Makeup Geek: A favorite website to shop from, their brushes are to die for. Yes, especially, the face brush. I have shopped from their website twice, both times the items reached me in less than a month. The personalized custom message by MUG staff is a brilliant branding effort.Shipping Charges: $8 for USPS

Real Techniques: RT products can be sourced from their mother site. The only issue is the wait time. I received my package after 1.5 months. I was scared, of all the horror stories I had heard of lost packages. I sent numerous emails to their customer care, without a reply. Finally, when I posted a complaint on their FB page, they deleted my comment !!!let's just say, I never shopped from them again.Shipping Charges: $2 for standard shipping

Coastal Scents: I shopped from them a long time before, in 2014, during one of their sales. Took a month to receive the package via USPS. Coastal Scents sends generous samples. The shipping cost is towards the higher end, but if you can shop during the Sales, you can save money and the shipping cost doesn't tug your purse strings.Shipping Charges: $16 for USPS standard shipping

Sleek MakeUP: I shopped from the once, only to have lost the package mysteriously. The Customer Care was extremely supportive and send in another package, and this time, a speedy one, at a different address based on my request. Kudos to them on customer service.Shipping Charges: $3 for standard shipping

BH Cosmetics: Billed in US dollars, this website gives a lot of onus to customer satisfaction. I had ordered for a palette and a brush from them. I received the package in 20 days, but the cardboard package was empty. The contents must have slipped off from the package (talk about shoddy packaging). I send the images as proof to the customer care. They asked me if I would like a replacement. I received my replacement in again 20 days, but this time, one of the items were missing. I emailed the customer care and they were happy to refund the cost of that item.Shipping Charges: $5 for standard shipping

Makeup Revolution: Billed in British Pounds, this is another website that gives lot of onus to customer satisfaction. I received my package in 15 days. Neatly packaged. I had to use PayPal for money transfer. Currently, they accept all credit and debit cards.Shipping Charges: $12.30 for standard shipping

Cult Beauty: Another UK website that stocks Becca and ABH products. I purchased Becca products from them during their Anniversary promotions. First-time customers will receive free shipping and if you complete a survey on their website, you will get a 10% off on your second purchase. I paid via PayPal and I received my products in 10 days as a registered post.Shipping Charges: INR 600

Anastasia Beverly Hills: This famous US based brand provides 2-day priority shipping to international customers. The courier partner is FedEx and the courier reached me in 5 days. Payment is through Paypal or Credit Cards.Shipping Charges: $18 Flat for FedEx priority shippingCustoms Duty: INR 2000 ($30) for $65 (exclusive of shipping) valued good/INR 1261 for $45 (exclusive of shipping) valued good.

Jeffree Star Cosmetics: Offers shipping to India throughAPC Postal Logistics. I received the package in 20days. When the package didn't arrive in 17 days, I send an email to info.apcpli@gmail.com requesting for information and they gladly gave me the tracking number. From there on the tracking process was easy-breezy. Wish they had given the tracking at the time of shipping itself.Shipping Charges: $11 and may vary based on package weight.Colourpop: Shipping is via USPS and I received my package in 20 days. They do have free international shipping offers now and then. You can use credit card or Paypal.Shipping Charges: For international orders below $50, the shipping cost is around $15. Above $50, the shipping is free.

Dose of Colors: Shipping is via Globegistics and I received my package in 10 days!!. You can use Paypal or credit card for the transaction.Shipping Charges: $12 for orders below $50.

Notes

I am not affiliated to any of the above-mentioned sites.

The above mentioned are the international websites that I have shopped from, there may be others, like, Strawberrynet.in. I have not shopped from them personally, and hence not including them in the list.

All international purchases are made through my credit card.

I have not paid Customs duty on packages unless stated otherwise. For more information on Indian Customs Rules and Regulations, check out my post here.

All experience my own.

Packages shipped to Bangalore (India) or Kerala (India). Shipping time to other cities may vary.

Nice informative website(great)I do have a query Thripti AravindFor any website linked above has to pay customs for above $30 or €30?? As I have ordered from beautybay and tarte (around 72€ total n 5200 Rs/- total) so my custom charge was 3000 for both of the sites!! So I really want to shorten those custom can u suggest me how to do so? If i hv to busy ABH lip palette it's around $42 so is there any way to shorten customs?? Please help me !!! Thanku

@Anonymous, 30$ is a basic thumb of rule. Tarte, ABH etc are shipped via FedEx or other carriers, and unfortunately, with the said value of goods, there is no way you can escape Customs duty. Beautybay, if you are lucky, you might not be charged as they are basically shipped via Royal Mail. If shopping from beauty bay, order in multiple shipments (shipping above INR 1400 is free anyways). This way you can avoid being charged, but again 72 Euro is a high valued good, according to Customs.

Hey, I'm dying to get my hands on the Morphe 35T eye shadow palate which hails for 1,856 Rs. I'm pretty confused as I have read their bad reviews, and will I be charged for the customs and duty? Please advice

hello,i am from noida, i wish to order brushes from bh cosmetics which are at 40% off. If i order the product below $30 then, do i have to pay the custom or the shipping charges? i am in real dilemma as to what would be exact cost in indian rupees for the same.

I have ordered some item from beauty bay site 25 days before. I have not recieved my parcel yet . When i am tracking its showing that it has been returned back as unclaimed. Is this the service or courier partner u provide beauty bay..i have done mail but no response kindly get back my parcel i have already paid for it.

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